McCarthy reads Green Eggs and Ham in viral video amid Dr. Seuss controversy

By Andrew Mark Miller

Published March 6, 2021 7:57pm ET

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McCarthy reads Green Eggs and Ham in viral video amid Dr. Seuss controversy — Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, accompanied by House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. The Republican leaders announced the formation of six committee-led task forces charged with developing agendas on national security, tax reform, jobs, health care reform, elimination of poverty, and more. Ryan also pledged that House Republicans will schedule time this year to vote on legislation reforming the criminal justice system. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy defended books written by famed children’s author Dr. Seuss by reading Green Eggs and Ham out loud and posting the video on Twitter.

“I still like Dr. Seuss, so I decided to read Green Eggs and Ham,” the California Republican tweeted to his 1.2 million followers, and he encouraged them to retweet the video if they felt the same way.

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